Training the next generation of transformation leaders

The Paris Climate School will offer a cutting-edge master’s programme designed to equip students with:

• A systemic and multiscalar understanding of ecological transition and risks,
• Strong professional competencies in law, economics, finance, public policy, and governance,
• Practical decision-making tools adapted to complex, uncertain, real-world environments.

Beyond the classroom, the Paris Climate School will serve as a hub for academic, institutional, and professional exchange on climate action — in the heart of Paris.

A rigourous and groundbreaking academic vision

The Paris Climate School addresses environmental transformation in its broadest scope: climate change, biodiversity loss, natural resources management, environmental justice, global warming, biodiversity, etc.

Grounded in the social sciences and humanities, the Paris Climate School draws on Sciences Po’s singular model:

• A long-standing interdisciplinarity,
• A dialogue with other sciences,
• A focus on political economy and managing transition in our democracies.

It will also be anchored in Sciences Po’s world-class research, offering students a critical, applied, and systemic perspective on the challenges of ecological transformation.

Our Expert Advisors

The Paris Climate School has been shaped through a preliminary mission led by its Dean Laurence Tubiana, CEO of the European Climate Foundation and architect of the Paris Agreement, and Sophie Dubuisson-Quellier, Research Director at Sciences Po Centre for the Sociology of Organisations, who sits on the French High Council on Climate.

This mission brought together 30+ prominent figures from across all sectors such as Valérie Masson Delmotte (IPCC) Sébastien Treyer (IDDRI), Pascal Demurger (MAIF) or Jean Pisani-Ferry (I4CE).